Ingredients to a "Deep Dish" pizza
Garlic, Mushrooms, Pepperoni, Green Pepper, Onion, Barese Italian Sausage, Low Moisture Mozzarella, Provolone, Pecorino, Parmigiano Reggiano, Calabrian Peppers, San Marzano Tomatoes, Olive Olive, Dough, Fennel Powder, Basil, Oregano.
Dough ball gets divided into a 22 oz and 14 oz pieces.
First off, if you ask most Chicagoan's what type of pizza they prefer most that I know would say thin crust or cracker style. Outside of Chicago our city has been labeled the "Deep Dish" capital of the mid west. We do have our popular deep pan popular parlors such as Gino's East, Due, Uno's, and certainly the marketing maverick's of the Lou Malnati's chain.
But there's also another style of deep pan pizza's called the "Stuffed" which became popular in the early 70's...from what I recall was the original stuffed started at "Nancy's"...tthen came the others such as Palermo's , Edwardo's, Superrosa...etc...One of the most popular till this date is called "Giordano's". A bit of nostalgia for the Chicago folks here or any of you that resided here in the mid 70's. The deep dish pan shown above was from the original Giordano's....(
which I kept) ......that opened in 1974 on 62nd st. I happened to get a job there in 75 when I was in H.S.....
my 1st stint in the kitchen....Most of the pies we made were regular crust, but the "Stuffed" were starting to become popular. The place was kind of a hole in the wall, mostly carry-outs, but did have a few tables for dine-in. They wre also licensed for "
byob". At the time drinking age for beer and wine was 19. Wouldn't your know it, while I was making pizza's my 16 yr old H.S friends were dining in with there beer....lol.........
sorry for the rant.....I been drinking my beer all afternoon.
Anyways....the pan above was wiped with margarine which has a higher burning temp compared to butter.
Here's the layering process to the stuffed pie. The dough was rolled thin and tucked into the corners. First layer is disc's of Provolone, followed by Italian Sausage Pepperoni, Green Peppers, Onions, Mushrooms and shredded Mozzarella that was sprinkled with dried Basil, Oregano and a pinch of Fennel powder.
After draining, the San Marzano's were run through a coarse grate in the food mill. Crushed Garlic, a pinch of Salt Sugar and Anise powder were also added to the blend.
Here's the difference compared to the typical deep dish...after the cheese there's another layer of dough added......
windowpane thickness. The sauce is ladled over the top and both Parm and Recorino are grated over .......plating shots tomorrow
........off to more pies